Improvement in driers



0.11. MOFPATT, Fruit Dryer. No. 108,616. Patented Oct. 25, 1870.

UHARLES A. MGFFATT, 0F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

Letters Patent No. 108,616, dated etober 25; 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN DRIERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part 0f thesama To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, GHAR-LESA. MOFFATT, of ludianapolis, in the county ofMarion and State of Indi ana, have invented a new and valuabie lmprovement in Heater and Drier; andI do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the construction andoperation of the saine, reference being had to the annexed drawingmaking a part of this speccatiou and to the letters and iigurcs ofreference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawing is a representation of my heater 'and drier inlongitudinal vertical section;

Figure 2 is a. horizontal section of the same;

Figure 3 is a side view oi' the revolving rack 5 and Figure 4 is abottom view of a drying-box or sheif.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction end arrangementof a heater and drier, designed to be used as a room-heater,iron-heater, and a. drier for clothes, fruit, cigars, or other articles.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use Vthe same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation.

A represents the outer easing, which is made in hexagonal form, as shownin iig. 2, of any suitable dimensions, and provided on one side with adoor, B, having a glass window.

The easing A-is provided with a metallic bottom, (l, upon which isplaced a drum, l), of the 'shape shown in lig. 2, that is, at one end itis rectangular in form, then a large circular portion, and then asmaller square portion.

This drum extends entirely across the bottom (l, and in the rectangularpart a furnace, E, is inserted through the side of' the easing.

The furnace E is also rectangular in form, and pro vided with door a,grate b, and ash-pan d', as shown in Iig. 1.

From the rear of the furnace E a small pipe, e, leads into a hexagonalheat-generator, G, placed within the circular portion oi' the drum D,and from said generator another pipe, j, leads out through the otherside of the casing.

The generator G does not rest upon the bottom C, but is supported orsuspended by means of the pipes e f, so that its top will be nearly upto the top I of the drum D.

Within the generator G are placed curved or S- shaped enges h h, asshown in tig. 2, forming a tortuons passage for the heat and smoke, sothat ali the gases may be consumed before passing up the chimhey, andalso retaining the heat a longer time before it passes ont.

The spaeeof the bottom C, between the furnace E and the drum D, and alsobetween said drum and the generator G, and under the generator, isperforated with a number of holes, to aliow the cold air from be low topass up and become heated by radiation from the sides ofthe fornace, andthe bottom sides and top of the generator, said heated air then passingnpward through doors l: k, in the drum-top I, into the casing A.

At the upper end of the casing A are placed, on the inside, two smallblocks, p, notched or est ont at their upper ends to form a rest for theoross-bar H, in the center of which is pissed a shaft, J, extendingdownward through the conter of the easing.

This shaft is so attached on the under side of the cross-bar H that itcan turn or revolve, and a number oi arms, on m, are attachedhorizontally to said shaft in a spiral form, two and two, that is, twoarms always at the same height or level.

On the arms m m are placed the boxes or shelves K 1K, made in anysuitable manner to contain the articles to be dried.

On the under side of each box K are placed two inclined slats, n n, asshown in iig. 4.

The box is put on in the following manner:

It is raised above the two arms upon which it is to rest until it comesclose tothe shaft, when it islet down on the arms, the siate n n fittingon the outside of the arnrs. It will readily be seen that the box,cannot be drawn od' from the arms without first being raised up.

The easing A is covered by a lid, L, having a sinali tube, s, in thesent-er, with a hot-air damper, t, by which means hot air or evaporationof steam can be let ont, more or less, as may be desired.

There are also other openings, n', in the lid L, which openings areprovided with sliding covers ar.

This machine may be used as a room-heater by letting the hot air escapeinto the room. As a' dat-iron beater, by opening the doors fr le andplacing the irons on the top of the generator G. As a oiothes-drier, byhanging the clothes on the nrnis 'in on, or as a drier for any articleby using the boxes K K.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The hexagonal heat-generator G, suspended by means of the pipes e fwithin the drum D, and provided with curved flanges h h, allsnbstantialiy as and for the purposes herein set forth.

2. VThe revolving rack .I in, constructed as described, and suspendedfrom the cross-bar H, in combination with the boxes K K, provided withslats n n, all substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

3. The combination of the casing A with door B, perforated bottom C,drum D, furnace E, generator Gr, rack J m, boxes K, and lid L, allconstructed and arranged substantially as and for the purposes hereinset forth.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have herenuto subscribed :ny namein the presence of two witnessos.

GHAS. A. MOFFATT. IVituesses:

CLARK Oris, HARRY Fownnn.

